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Feb 04, 2019

8:35AM

Indian women's hockey team beats Ireland 3-0 in friendly match

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Indian women's hockey team notched up a stunning 3-0 victory against Ireland in their second and final friendly to end their tour of Spain on a high in Murcia last night.

Navjot Kaur found the first breakthrough for India in the 13th minute to help India take a 1-0 lead. In the 26th minute, a timely assist by the experienced Deep Grace Ekka helped Reena Khokar double India's lead to 2-0 ahead of the 10-minute half-time break.

The final quarter, a penalty corner which was well-converted by Gurjit Kaur who was the highest goal scorer for India in this Tour. India had drawn the first match 1-1 against Ireland on Saturday.